4th Grade
Give 3 synonyms for the word tired?
sleepy, drowsy, exhausted
What two words does the contraction can't make up?
Can not
When you have a super e word and want to add "ing" at the end, what do you have to do first?
Take away the e!
For example...
take becomes taking
smile becomes smiling
What type of figurative language is this?
Her hair was golden like the sun.
simile
The time and the place of the story.
What is the setting.
What kind of punctuation does an author put around character dialogue?
quotation marks
Tell me two words that rhyme with mice.
rice
ice
nice
spice
What is an antonym for the word dry?
wet
The message that is in the story or what the story is about.
What is the theme.
Tell me three adjectives
Any three describing words!
Examples:
pretty, funny, nice, blue, big, hot, round
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper nouns (people's names, place names)
There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. bats are rather strange looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats can not run or walk. They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammals that fly. What is the main idea? a. Bats are unusual mammals. b. Bats move by running and flying. c. Bats look like many other animals.
a. Bats are unusual mammals.
What punctuation mark goes in a contraction? (Hint: it's like a comma, but it's UP in the air)
apostrophe
bonus: What is an example of a contraction? Spell it, including the apostrophe.
What is the possessive noun in the sentence below?
"I am going to my grandma's house this weekend"
Grandma's
What type of figurative language is this?
I haven't seen you in a million years!
hyperbole
What is the root word in the word equator?
equal
How do we call words that show actions?
Verbs
Peter walked quickly down the dark street. It was quiet. Suddenly, a dog howled. Peter walked even faster after that. Cause: A dog howled. What was the effect? a. Peter went inside. b. Peter walked even faster. c. Everything was quiet.
b. Peter walked even faster.
There are so many people in the city who sell things. Some merchants sell food. Some sell cloths. I like the merchants who sell toys best. What is a merchant? a. people who sell things b. people who buy things c. people who throw things
a. people who sell things
What is the mistake in the following sentence?
Ms Bennett loves her fourth grade students!
"Ms" needs a period after it.
Bonus: Why does it need a period?
The PREFIX in the word unattainable is...
Un-
Bonus:
What is the suffix?
A word which usually describes a verb. it tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.
Adverbs
Kitty and her friend decided to take a trip. "We'll go to the beach," said Kitty. "The beach is nice in the autumn. It's cool, so there won't be many people there. It won't be crowded at all." Cause: The weather is cool. What is the Effect? a. There won't be many people at the beach. b. Kitty will take a long trip. c. The beach will be very crowded.
a. There won't be many people at the beach.
A word used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun. (Ex: I, you, he, etc.)
What is a pronoun.
What are the three types of author's purpose?
-to entertain
-to inform
-to persuade